Eli "Mills" MELTON b. 23 Mar 1839 , Beaver Creek, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA d. 14 Aug 1902 , Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA: KKs Family History

Eli "Mills" MELTON

1839 - 1902 (63 years)

Name	Eli "Mills" MELTON [1]
Born	23 Mar 1839	, Beaver Creek, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA [2, 3]
1840 US Census	1 Jun 1840	, , Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA [4]
	Age: <5y
	He was represented by a mark on the census for a male under the age of 5 in the household of Joel Melton
		1840 U.S. census, Missouri, Pulaski County [MELTON, Joel Morgan]
1850 US Census	1 Jun 1850	, District #72, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA [5]
	Age: 11y
	He was recorded in the household of Joel Melton, and was 11 years old at the time of this census. Missouri was his reported birthplace.
		1850 U.S. census, Missouri, Pulaski County, District #72 [MELTON, Joel Morgan]
Land Purchase	1 Sep 1859	T35N R8W S27 N½SW¼ and S28 NE¼SE¼, Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA [6]
	Accession Nr: MO3900__.495 Document Type: State Volume Patent State: Missouri Issue Date: 9/1/1859 Cancelled: No Land Office: Jackson US Reservations: No Mineral Reservations: No Tribe: --- Militia: --- State In Favor Of: --- Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr: 29792 Misc. Doc. Nr: --- BLM Serial Nr: MO NO S/N Indian Allot. Nr: --- Coal Entry. Nr: --- Total Acres: 120.00 Survey Date: --- Geographic Name: --- Metes/Bounds: No MO 5th PM 035N - 009W N½SW¼ 27 Phelps MO 5th PM 035N - 009W NE¼SE¼ 28 Phelps
1860 US Census	1 Jun 1860	, Hawkins Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA [7]
	Age: 22y
	He was recorded as a 'female' in the household of James W. Melton, and was 22 years old at the time of this census. His birthplace is the same as stated in the 1850 census. Joel Melton's family was counted twice in 1860. Once here, and once on the census for Rolla, MO.
		1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Phelps County, Hawkins [MELTON, Joel M. #2] Joel Morgan Melton was counted twice; once in Rolla and once in Hawkins, MO.
1860 US Census	1 Jun 1860	, Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, USA [8]
	Age: 22y
	He was recorded as E.M. Melton (this time correctly as a male) in the household of J.W. Melton, and was 22 years old at the time of this census. His birthplace is the same as stated in the 1850 census. Joel Melton's family was counted twice in 1860. Once here, and once on the census for Hawkins Township.
		1860 U.S. census, Missouri, Phelps County, Rolla [MELTON, Joel M. #1] Joel Morgan Melton was counted twice; once in Rolla and once in Hawkins, MO.
Military Service	From 1861 to 1865	, , , Missouri, USA [9]
	U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: E.M. Melton Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: Missouri Regiment Name: 8 Missouri Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry Company: D Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Alternate Name: Mills E./Melton Film Number: M380 roll 10
Occupation	1880 [10]
	farmer
1880 US Census	1 Jun 1880	, Spring Creek Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA [10]
	Age: 41y
	He was recorded as the head of household and 41 years old at the time of this census. His occupation was recorded as "farmer", and Missouri was his reported birthplace, Virginia was the reported birthplace of his father, and "Kentucky" was the reported birthplace of his mother.
		1880 U.S. census, Missouri, Phelps County, Spring Creek [MELTON, Margaret]
Occupation	U.S. Military Civil War Veteran (Confederate)
FamilySearch ID	FamilySearch.org, ID MYVS-QHC
JJ Watts Collection		Family Record for MELTON, Joel - from JJ Watts' Records
Died	14 Aug 1902	, Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA [11, 12]
	Age: 63y 4m 21d
Buried	Smith Cemetery, Flat, Phelps County, Missouri, USA [11]
		Gravestone for MELTON, Eli "Mills" Transcription: ELI "MILLS" MELTON MAR. 23, 1839 AUG. 14, 1902 Photographed by Kathy Kult on 7 October 2005
Person ID	I4137	Kult-Lawhorn-Case-Collier Family Tree \| Case Branch
Last Modified	20 Jan 2021

Father	Joel Morgan MELTON, b. 18 Oct 1798, , Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA , d. 22 Oct 1863, , Lecoma, Dent County, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)
Mother	Marabah Julia RAMSEY, b. 9 Sep 1800, , , Hardin [later Hart] County, Kentucky, USA , d. 10 Dec 1859, George Smith farm on Corn Creek, Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA (Age 59 years)
Married	27 Nov 1822	, , Hart County, Kentucky, USA
Association	Dustin UPDIKE (Relationship: DNA Proven Ancestors - 4th great-grandson)
Family ID	F1538	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Sarah Jane EVANS
Married	Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F1579	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 23 Mar 1839 - , Beaver Creek, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA
	1840 US Census - Age: <5y - 1 Jun 1840 - , , Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA
	1850 US Census - Age: 11y - 1 Jun 1850 - , District #72, Pulaski [later Phelps] County, Missouri, USA
	Land Purchase - 1 Sep 1859 - T35N R8W S27 N½SW¼ and S28 NE¼SE¼, Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA
	1860 US Census - Age: 22y - 1 Jun 1860 - , Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, USA
	Military Service - From 1861 to 1865 - , , , Missouri, USA
	1880 US Census - Age: 41y - 1 Jun 1880 - , Spring Creek Twp., Phelps County, Missouri, USA
	Died - Age: 63y 4m 21d - 14 Aug 1902 - , Edgar Springs, Phelps County, Missouri, USA
	Buried - - Smith Cemetery, Flat, Phelps County, Missouri, USA

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Reference Kathy Kult, KKs Family History (https://kks-fam.net/getperson.php?personID=I4137&tree=1: accessed 17 April 2021), "Eli "Mills" MELTON."

Sources

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[S34] Mary Ruth Case, "The Case/Collier Family Genealogy," compiled 10 Dec 1990, supplied 2004 by Case, Rolla, Missouri; no specific documentation for any piece of data.
[S539] Smith Cemetery (Flat, Phelps County, Missouri; LAT/LON N37.7384, W-91.9011; located on Highway 63 South to County Road 6120 turning right; turn on CR6130 and stay on this road until you see the old church building and cemetery), Eli "Mills" Melton marker; personally read and photographed, 7 October 2005. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S283] William Dority Melton Family, manuscript records; box 1, v2, Genealogical Records, Book 1, 1773-1910, p321, John J. Watts Collection, 1874-1912 (R0038); Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Missouri University of Science and Technology, G-3 Curtis Laws Wilson Library, Rolla. A collection of notebooks of genealogical records kept by a circuit riding Baptist minister in the northern Ozarks. The records cover Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, and parts of Maries and Dent counties in south-central Missouri. (Quality Assessment: 2).
[S693] 1840 U.S. census, Pulaski County, Missouri, no township, p. 201 (stamped), line 27, Joel Melton household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 July 2006); citing National Archives microfilm publication M704, roll 229. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S1183] 1850 U.S. census, Pulaski County, Missouri, population schedule, District #72, p. 220 (penned), p. 110 (stamped on recto side of page), dwelling 539, family 549, Joel Morgan Melton household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 July 2016); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 411. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S578] Bureau of Land Management, "Land Patent Search," database with images, General Land Office Records (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch : accessed 17 March 2016), Eli Melton (Phelps County, Missouri), patent certificate no. 29792; (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S1107] 1860 U.S. census, Phelps County, Missouri, population schedule, Hawkins Township, p. 129 (penned), dwelling 844, family 844, Susan Bradley household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 December 2010); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 639. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S716] 1860 U.S. census, Phelps County, Missouri, population schedule, Rolla, p. 12 (penned), dwelling 78, family 78, J.W. Melton household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 August 2006); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 639. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S23] Ancestry.com website, www.ancestry.com, (Provo, UT : The Generations Network, Inc., 2007).
[S710] 1880 U.S. census, Phelps County, Missouri, population schedule, Spring Creek Township, enumeration district (ED) 128, p. 22 (penned), dwelling 194, family 197, Eli M. Melton household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 October 2005); citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll 709. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S539] Smith Cemetery (Flat, Phelps County, Missouri; LAT/LON N37.7384, W-91.9011; located on Highway 63 South to County Road 6120 turning right; turn on CR6130 and stay on this road until you see the old church building and cemetery), Eli "Mills" Melton marker; personally read and photographed, 7 October 2005. (Quality Assessment: 3).
[S283] Joel Melton Family, manuscript records; box 1, v2, Genealogical Records, Book 1, 1773-1910, p321, John J. Watts Collection, 1874-1912 (R0038); Western Historical Manuscript Collection, Missouri University of Science and Technology, G-3 Curtis Laws Wilson Library, Rolla. A collection of notebooks of genealogical records kept by a circuit riding Baptist minister in the northern Ozarks. The records cover Phelps, Pulaski, Texas, and parts of Maries and Dent counties in south-central Missouri. (Quality Assessment: 2).

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